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AI agent tools for the terminal
Short answer: Our top pick for the terminal: rea, with the highest AgentPick Score (97/100) among tools tagged "terminal". Runners-up: orca (94) and n8n (93). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | rea | Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries. | 97/100 | ★ 241k | MIT | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | orca | Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote … | 94/100 | ★ 92k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | n8n | Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations. | 93/100 | ★ 207k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | rtk | CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies | 92/100 | ★ 83k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | oh-my-pi | ⌥ Coding agent with the IDE wired in. Built by Stencil Labs. | 90/100 | ★ 35k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | Codewhale | Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts. | 89/100 | ★ 41k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | Qwen Code | An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal. | 89/100 | ★ 28k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | herdr | the runtime your coding agents live on | 88/100 | ★ 44k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | DeepSeek-Reasonix | A reliable coding agent for complex software engineering tasks. | 88/100 | ★ 36k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | dbx | 25 MB lightweight cross-platform database client for 100+ databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, SQL Server, and Dame… | 88/100 | ★ 27k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #11 | OfficeCLI | OfficeCLI is the first and best Office suite purpose-built for AI agents to read, edit, and automate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. Free, open-sou… | 85/100 | ★ 32k | Apache-2.0 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | claude-hud | A Claude Code plugin that shows what's happening - context usage, active tools, running agents, and todo progress | 84/100 | ★ 29k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #13 | jcode | High performance coding agent harness written in rust | 84/100 | ★ 21k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #14 | openclaude | runs anywhere. uses anything | 83/100 | ★ 34k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #15 | cmux | Open source Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents. Built for multitasking, organization, and programm… | 83/100 | ★ 28k | See repo | 15 Oct 2026 |
| #16 | OpenCLI | Make Any Website into CLI & Use your logged-in browser by AI agent. | 82/100 | ★ 30k | Apache-2.0 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #17 | codeburn | Free, local tool to track AI coding token usage and cost across 37 tools and agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini and more), by model, project, … | 82/100 | ★ 11k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #18 | genoffice | Free, open-source AI Office suite: Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDF, Markdown and HTML editors with a built-in AI agent, plus a `genoffice` CLI and agent ski… | 81/100 | ★ 9.7k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #19 | ccstatusline | 🚀 Beautiful highly customizable statusline for Claude Code CLI with powerline support, themes, and more. | 80/100 | ★ 13k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #20 | superset | Superset is an agentic IDE to orchestrate 100+ coding agents in parallel. Run any agent with your own subscription. | 79/100 | ★ 15k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #21 | MiMo-Code | MiMo Code: Where Models and Agents Co-Evolve | 79/100 | ★ 14k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #22 | claurst | Agentic Coding for Builders who Ship | 79/100 | ★ 10k | GPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #23 | feynman | The open source AI research agent. | 79/100 | ★ 10k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #24 | inspector | Visual testing tool for MCP servers | 78/100 | ★ 11k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #25 | Trail-Code | Turbocharge Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini & every coding agent: faster, cheaper, with contextual understanding specific to your codebase. | 78/100 | ★ 10k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #26 | Agent-Reach | Give your AI agent eyes to see the entire internet. Read & search Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, GitHub, Bilibili, XiaoHongShu — one CLI, zero API fees. | 72/100 | ★ 97k | MIT | 8 Oct 2026 |
| #27 | claude-code-tips | 45+ tips for getting the most out of Claude Code, from basics to advanced - includes a custom status line script and Claude Code running itself in a c… | 61/100 | ★ 10k | See repo | 25 Sept 2026 |
| #28 | cli | Google Workspace CLI — one command-line tool for Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Chat, Admin, and more. Dynamically built from Google Discovery … | 60/100 | ★ 32k | Apache-2.0 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| #29 | nasiko | The Open Runtime for AI Agents | 49/100 | ★ 9.5k | See repo | 7 Oct 2026 |
| #30 | aichat | All-in-one LLM CLI tool featuring Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL, RAG, AI Tools & Agents, with access to OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, Groq, and more. | 35/100 | ★ 10k | Apache-2.0 | 23 Feb 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
How to choose
- Check which models and providers it supports.
- Prefer tools that show diffs and ask before running commands.
- Look for recent commits: coding agents change fast.
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